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Last Ditch Effort For Handicap Vehicle

An effort to raise final funding on a handicap accessible vehicle for Sean Smith.

Sean Smith

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Lansing, Michigan

United States

1 Team Member

This is a FINAL ATTEMPT at fundraising the last needed funds for the Handicap Accessible Vehicle for Sean Smith. Many fundraisers have occurred for the cause, and we now face the final effort - Sean has funding options from a few outside sources but needs just a little bit to get the ball finally rolling. This is it!

Help Sean Become Independent and Get to Medical Appointments

Born
and raised in Lansing Michigan, Sean, 24, was born with the brittle
bone disorder, Osteogenesis Imperfecta. OI, as it is commonly called,
requires Sean to be in a wheelchair and puts many boundaries on his
"normal" everyday life. Unable to walk, Sean must also be careful in
large groups and performing common activities like getting dressed and
transferring out of his chair, for fear of fractures. His first
fracture occurred at the age of just two weeks, and since then, he has
had over 70 fractures. Along with his brittle bones, Sean also suffers
from scoliosis, restrictive lung disease, obstructive sleep apnea and
asthma. The combined disabilities have resulted in three cardiac arrests
so far due to complications arising from a common cold and from
anesthesia.

In recent years Sean has been working towards his
ultimate goal of being independent, and he also hopes to pursue a
career as a filmmaker and songwriter. He already produced an album
released on iTunes and worked as sound editor on a short film but most
of all, he just wants to get to and from medical appointments without
having to rely so heavily on other people. The funds would be used
exclusively to pay for his medical expenses.

Due to his medical
condition, Sean requires medical technology, housing adjustments, and
many other things that are more costly than for the average person not
also contending with his physical and medical necessities. High medical
and insurance expenses have already put him in debt. Sean is
currently using an old electronic transferring lift that does not work
well and malfunctions. Sean's insurance company denied paying for a new
one. As every error can cause more fractures and he requires it to get
in and out of his wheelchair to his bed, to shower, to the restroom
and in and out of a car to see doctors and have procedures done, it's
is an absolute medical necessity that he get a new one. Along with
past hospitalization bills, the growing number of medical expenses is
staggering and he needs your help.

His
disability limits his mobility in and around his city, leaving him
unable to travel for medical procedures, work experience, and a normal
college life.

Other Ways You Can Help

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prayer can go a long way in a journey like this, and everything helps.